wonderfully

[wuhn-der-fuh-lee, -der-flee]

adverb

1. in a way or to a degree that is excellent, great, truly satisfying, etc..

   There's nothing cheap about doing your own carpentry anymore, but this project turned out wonderfully.

2. in a way or to a degree that arouses wonder or amazement; astonishingly.

   For a first novel by such a young author, it shows wonderfully vivid powers of description and characterization.

Other Word Forms

• unwonderfully adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of wonderfully¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; wonderful ( def. ) + -ly ( def. )

Example Sentences

“Moon Safari” has held up wonderfully on its own merits.

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PSG's Doue is another brilliant young talent currently struggling with an injury, but he is another who will light up the tournament when fit, as he did so wonderfully last season.

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The show’s thorough, wonderfully readable catalog refers to the power of “funerary magnificence” in the kingdom’s social structure.

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Water ice is somewhere between a slushie and a sorbet, with delicate ice crystals that make it wonderfully refreshing.

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“Red Eye Flight” is also a farewell to Price’s long-time band, the wonderfully named Price Tags, who played on the record but won’t be out on the road performing it.

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